I'm afraid that my daughter is not very smart and I'm worried about her future job prospects

[Anonymous]

She'll be fine. Plenty of successful people that weren't good at grades or tests find their footing in life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is she pretty? She can marry well and be a SAHM.

A lot of people won’t like this answer but it’s realistic. Women do this and it’s totally accepted and even applauded, depending on how wealthy you are.

OP here. Yes, she is and sad to say, this does seem to be her best hope. But obviously I can't hedge my bets on this.

NO. Now I think you're a troll.

+1

[Anonymous]

Work on her soft skills. So many people I know who weren’t smart but I have great charisma have creek careers. Especially in sales.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Work on her soft skills. So many people I know who weren’t smart but I have great charisma have creek careers. Especially in sales.

Yes. Stress the importance of easy things like showing up on time, being dependable, looking presentable and put together, and responding to emails and texts quickly. Make eye contact and learn to engage well with adults. I find these things are lacking in many teen girls.

[Anonymous]

JFC, the people who want her to use her looks to get by?! That’s insane and so incredibly toxic. That’s how people end up trapped in bad marriages with no skills to leave. Happy for those for whom it’s worked out, but why wouldn’t you want her to develop herself beyond what she is to others??? Help her find her passion. School is not for everyone and it definitely doesn’t showcase all the skills that make careers and a worthwhile life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. All these appearance oriented marry well posts make me want to puke. You're all about to give them eating disorders, and make her dependent on a man -- who may later divorce her, be abusive, die, etc. I guess you'd say she can find another one, but that gets harder over time.

What if it were an average boy, of which there are many. Think of it that way, and we'll all be better off.

Sadly, he would probably be dead of a fentanyl overdose by age 25. Harder for boys to marry out of their problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JFC, the people who want her to use her looks to get by?! That’s insane and so incredibly toxic. That’s how people end up trapped in bad marriages with no skills to leave. Happy for those for whom it’s worked out, but why wouldn’t you want her to develop herself beyond what she is to others??? Help her find her passion. School is not for everyone and it definitely doesn’t showcase all the skills that make careers and a worthwhile life.

Being a great mom is a passion. Don't knock it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most people aren't that smart. She'll be fine.

+100

Most jobs don't require genius level intelligence. Many jobs are also very routine - so once you know how to do it, you keep doing the same thing and it doesn't require learning something new most of the time. She'll be fine! Help her find things that she is interested in and build from there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JFC, the people who want her to use her looks to get by?! That’s insane and so incredibly toxic. That’s how people end up trapped in bad marriages with no skills to leave. Happy for those for whom it’s worked out, but why wouldn’t you want her to develop herself beyond what she is to others??? Help her find her passion. School is not for everyone and it definitely doesn’t showcase all the skills that make careers and a worthwhile life.

Being a great mom is a passion. Don't knock it.

Of course. Don't see what being valued only for your looks and what kind of husband you can attract has to do with being a great mom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JFC, the people who want her to use her looks to get by?! That’s insane and so incredibly toxic. That’s how people end up trapped in bad marriages with no skills to leave. Happy for those for whom it’s worked out, but why wouldn’t you want her to develop herself beyond what she is to others??? Help her find her passion. School is not for everyone and it definitely doesn’t showcase all the skills that make careers and a worthwhile life.

Being a great mom is a passion. Don't knock it.

Of course. Don't see what being valued only for your looks and what kind of husband you can attract has to do with being a great mom.

It's a lot easier to be follow your passion as a mom if you can attract a husband with enough money to support you

[Anonymous]

A full scale IQ of 110 is not, "not that smart." I know around here everyone has (or thinks they have) an IQ of 140 BUT that isn't realistic. Also, if this child's processing speed is very low (or below average) then there must have been other areas on her IQ test that were higher than 110 for her to end up with this full scale IQ.